Louisiana Tech coach Sonny Dykes to interview for North Carolina State job

Louisiana Tech head coach Sonny Dykes will interview for the North Carolina State head football coaching job Wednesday morning, The News-Star has learned.

North Carolina State scheduled an emergency meeting of the board of trustees for Wednesday afternoon, according to the News and Observer, a newspaper in Raleigh, N.C.

The report said a new football coach is not expected to be approved at the meeting.

Louisiana Tech athletic director Bruce Van De Velde hasn't returned calls to his cell phone after The News-Star learned of Dykes' interview, but he said earlier Tuesday evening that coaching situations across the country are "fluid," but "as far we know, no decision has been made yet."

"(Dykes and I) have been talking and assessing the situation if anything were to occur," Van De Velde said Tuesday evening.

Dykes led the Bulldogs to a 9-3 mark this season, and Tech will appear in consecutive bowl games for the first time since 1977-78.

Dykes is 22-15 in three seasons at Tech, his first head coaching job at the college level.

North Carolina State fired Tom O'Brien on Sunday after O'Brien recorded a 7-5 mark this season, including a win over Florida State.

O'Brien reached four bowls in six seasons, but the Wolfpack did not appear in an Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

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Louisiana Tech coach Sonny Dykes to interview for North Carolina State job

Louisiana Tech head coach Sonny Dykes will interview for the North Carolina State head football coaching job Wednesday morning, The News-Star has learned.North Carolina State scheduled an emergency